Jack Weissgerber, 75, the owner of a string of restaurants in the Milwaukee area, died Sunday night after falling at home, his family said, as relatives and friends struggle to deal with the sudden loss.

"Jack had reached his 70s and looked at his life with all the rewards he expected, that he worked for all his life, and now it's gone," said his younger brother and business partner, Hans Weissgerber. "He certainly epitomized a lot of human values that make us good people." | July 1, 2013»Read Full Article

The psychedelic rock band has one of the city's busiest gig schedules, booked by the band itself. It has a couple of talented filmmakers as part of the crew, resulting in some visually arresting and creatively inspired music videos. And yes, there's the music too: accessible and eccentric at the same time, reminiscent of the fine line the Flaming Lips once walked, particularly the tunes on its new album, "Boléro," (available at shows and the band's Bandcamp page), which like the first two full-length albums was recorded in a basement. | Sept. 4, 2013»Read Full Article

This year's literary festival takes place Sept. 20-22 at the University of Wisconsin-Waukesha, 1500 N. University Drive. (In past years, the festival was held in June.) | Sept. 4, 2013»Read Full Article

The title of the Fly Steffens play that opened Tuesday on the Red Dot patio — "Love is a Horse With a Broken Leg Trying to Stand While 45,000 People Watch" — comes from a Charles Bukowski poem. It's a brave title, capturing how hard it can be to express love in what we create and how we live.

It's not the sort of line you'd likely hear from the two characters in "Goldfish," first of the three shorts that collectively compose Steffens' crowded, hour-long piece, which is being directed by Emily Rindt. | Sept. 4, 2013»Read Full Article

Since its inception in 2011, Milwaukee's modest version of the beastly South by Southwest Music Conference in Austin, Texas, has offered up networking events and music industry panel discussions during the day, and performances from independent homegrown bands and out-of-towners for the general public by night. | Sept. 4, 2013»Read Full Article

Lake Michigan is integral to Indian Summer Festival this weekend at Maier Festival Park, where the Great Lakes' tribal nations, such as Ojibwe, Menominee, Potawatomi and Ho-Chunk, will be celebrated.

As per the festival's theme, "Great Lakes: Great Nations," canoe rides will be offered behind U.S. Cellular Stage both Saturday and Sunday until dusk. Event organizers are also inviting participants to watch a torch-lit canoe procession around 9:30 p.m. on Saturday night, which will re-enact European settlers meeting the Indians for the first time. | Sept. 4, 2013»Read Full Article